---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 04/23/08: 13 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:29 AM - Garmin 496 (Charles Heathco) 2. 06:07 AM - Navaids Device (Bruno) 3. 06:44 AM - Re: Garmin 496 (John Morgensen) 4. 06:46 AM - Re: Garmin 496 (John Jessen) 5. 07:18 AM - Re: Garmin 496 (Tracy Crook) 6. 09:41 AM - Re: Garmin 496 (lenleg@AOL.COM) 7. 11:12 AM - Re: Garmin 496 (John Morgensen) 8. 12:42 PM - Anywhere Map Travel Companion (ATC) GPS (dave@coltnet.net) 9. 03:46 PM - Re: Garmin 496 (Bobby Hester) 10. 04:21 PM - Re: Garmin 496 (Tracy Crook) 11. 06:21 PM - Re: Anywhere Map Travel Companion (ATC) GPS (Kyle Boatright) 12. 06:21 PM - RV-8 Wing and Tail kits for sale (Mike Robertson) 13. 07:04 PM - Re: Anywhere Map Travel Companion (ATC) GPS (Mike Divan) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:29:12 AM PST US From: "Charles Heathco" Subject: RV-List: Garmin 496 Recently i ran across an ad for renting then buying these units, cant find again but wanted to get some input from anyone on the list that has a 496. I have a 296 that I like, only thing im realy interested in is the advertised superior terrain depiction and having the pvt airstrips shown. Charles Heathco Do bnot archive ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:07:23 AM PST US From: Bruno Subject: RV-List: Navaids Device Hello Charlie Keep calling them and you will reach them eventually.Horace is getting old but he still provides a very good and very inexpensive service. Don't be in a rush to get your servo back , it took 2 months to get my AP-1 back but it works as advertised and cost $34.00 to repair..try to get a price like that in any avionics shop these days... Cheers Bruno RV-4 C-GDBH (Flying ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anyone know what's up with Navaid Devices? I've tried calling them from around 1:30PM until 9:00 PM yesterday & again this afternoon & there's no answer to either their listed voice line nor their fax line (both ring, but no answer). I've been calling (423) 267-3311 - Office (423) 756-6154 - Fax as listed on their web site & on-line phone directories. I need a servo rescued from 'stupid installer tricks' & I hate shipping it when I can't even contact them. Thanks, Charlie ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:44:36 AM PST US From: John Morgensen Subject: Re: RV-List: Garmin 496 I bought a 496 after a presentation by Garmin at Oshkosh 2006. Compared to the 396, the processor was 5 times faster and the terrain granularity was 10 times finer.(numbers approximate) If you tell me which pvt airstrips, I can check and get back to you. John Morgensen Nevada Charles Heathco wrote: > Recently i ran across an ad for renting then buying these units, cant > find again but wanted to get some input from anyone on the list that > has a 496. I have a 296 that I like, only thing im realy interested in > is the advertised superior terrain depiction and having the pvt > airstrips shown. Charles Heathco Do bnot archive > * > > > * ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 06:46:43 AM PST US Subject: RE: RV-List: Garmin 496 From: John Jessen I have both. I decided to keep the 296 as a unit for the car and as my backup in the plane. 496 is a better unit in that it's refresh rate is faster, has more, but not all of the pvt strips, has weather and the taxiway information. Worth the price differential in my book. But, why rent? Is it because you'd use it that seldom, sporadically. John Jessen _____ From: owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Charles Heathco Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 5:25 AM Subject: RV-List: Garmin 496 Recently i ran across an ad for renting then buying these units, cant find again but wanted to get some input from anyone on the list that has a 496. I have a 296 that I like, only thing im realy interested in is the advertised superior terrain depiction and having the pvt airstrips shown. Charles Heathco Do bnot archive ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 07:18:36 AM PST US From: "Tracy Crook" Subject: Re: RV-List: Garmin 496 I like mine. Most of my flying is to and from pvt strips so that was a must have. The update rate is fast, the tower and terrain warnings and depictions are great and I reluctantly admit that the XM weather has probably saved my life more than once. However, the multi-inflected verbal warnings to "Pull UP!" everytime I land when no flight plan is entered, frightens my passengers and interrupts my XM music. do not archive Tracy Crook On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 8:24 AM, Charles Heathco wrote: > Recently i ran across an ad for renting then buying these units, cant > find again but wanted to get some input from anyone on the list that has a > 496. I have a 296 that I like, only thing im realy interested in is the > advertised superior terrain depiction and having the pvt airstrips shown. > Charles Heathco Do bnot archive > > * > > * > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 09:41:53 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV-List: Garmin 496 From: lenleg@AOL.COM Tracy: I don't get "pull up" warnings .. I do get a 500" foot warning ... ??? Len -----Original Message----- From: Tracy Crook Sent: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:15 am Subject: Re: RV-List: Garmin 496 I like mine.? Most of my flying is to and from pvt strips so that was a must have.? The update rate is fast, the tower and terrain?warnings and depictions?are great and?I reluctantly admit that the?XM weather has probably saved my life more than once. ? However, the multi-inflected verbal warnings to "Pull UP!" everytime I land when no flight plan is entered, frightens my passengers and interrupts my?XM music. ? do not archive ? Tracy Crook On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 8:24 AM, Charles Heathco wrote: Recently i ran across an ad for renting then buying these units, cant find again but wanted to get some input from anyone on the list that has a 496. I have a 296 that I like, only thing im realy interested in is the advertised superior terrain depiction and having the pvt airstrips shown. Charles Heathco Do bnot archive ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 11:12:45 AM PST US From: John Morgensen Subject: Re: RV-List: Garmin 496 The alerts are reconfigurable. I don't have the unit in front of me, but I recall it is menu->system->alerts. You can even set a low-voltage alert if your spam can is ill equipped. John Morgensen Nevada lenleg@aol.com wrote: > Tracy: > > I don't get "pull up" warnings .. I do get a 500" foot warning ... ??? > > Len > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tracy Crook > To: rv-list@matronics.com > Sent: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:15 am > Subject: Re: RV-List: Garmin 496 > > I like mine. Most of my flying is to and from pvt strips so that was > a must have. The update rate is fast, the tower and terrain warnings > and depictions are great and I reluctantly admit that the XM weather > has probably saved my life more than once. > > However, the multi-inflected verbal warnings to "Pull UP!" everytime I > land when no flight plan is entered, frightens my passengers and > interrupts my XM music. > > do not archive > > Tracy Crook > > On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 8:24 AM, Charles Heathco > wrote: > > Recently i ran across an ad for renting then buying these units, > cant find again but wanted to get some input from anyone on the > list that has a 496. I have a 296 that I like, only thing im realy > interested in is the advertised superior terrain depiction and > having the pvt airstrips shown. Charles Heathco Do bnot archive > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get the MapQuest Toolbar > , Maps, > Traffic, Directions & More! > * > > > * ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 12:42:04 PM PST US From: dave@coltnet.net Subject: RV-List: Anywhere Map Travel Companion (ATC) GPS Listers Did anyone have the opportunity to look at the Anywhere Map Travel Companion (ATC) while at Sun n' Fun. http://www.anywheremap.com/ What are your impressions? It appears to very capable for the price. Thanks for your input? Dave RV-8 tailkit the decade build. ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 03:46:19 PM PST US From: Bobby Hester Subject: Re: RV-List: Garmin 496 Sounds like you want the new Garmin 495 - just like the 496 but no XM weather/radio and no preloaded city select maps. I'm not using one but saw them at Sun-n-Fun ---- Surfing the web from Hopkinsville, KY Visit my flying RV7A web page: http://home.newwavecomm.net/bobbyhester/MyFlyingRV7A.htm Charles Heathco wrote: > Recently i ran across an ad for renting then buying these units, cant > find again but wanted to get some input from anyone on the list that > has a 496. I have a 296 that I like, only thing im realy interested in > is the advertised superior terrain depiction and having the pvt > airstrips shown. Charles Heathco Do bnot archive > * > > > * ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 04:21:29 PM PST US From: "Tracy Crook" Subject: Re: RV-List: Garmin 496 I get the 500' warning as well (Terrain) but later during final approach 'she' gets more insistant with "Pull Up". There is no doubt a good reason for this. Guess I'll have to wade into the instruction guide to find out how to stop it (other than turning down the volume). Tracy On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 12:37 PM, wrote: > Tracy: > > I don't get "pull up" warnings .. I do get a 500" foot warning ... ??? > > Len > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tracy Crook > To: rv-list@matronics.com > Sent: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:15 am > Subject: Re: RV-List: Garmin 496 > > I like mine. Most of my flying is to and from pvt strips so that was a > must have. The update rate is fast, the tower and terrain warnings and > depictions are great and I reluctantly admit that the XM weather has > probably saved my life more than once. > > However, the multi-inflected verbal warnings to "Pull UP!" everytime I > land when no flight plan is entered, frightens my passengers and interrupts > my XM music. > > do not archive > > Tracy Crook > > On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 8:24 AM, Charles Heathco wrote: > > > Recently i ran across an ad for renting then buying these units, cant > > find again but wanted to get some input from anyone on the list that has a > > 496. I have a 296 that I like, only thing im realy interested in is the > > advertised superior terrain depiction and having the pvt airstrips shown. > > Charles Heathco Do bnot archive > > > > * > > > > * > > > > > * > > * > > ------------------------------ > Get the MapQuest Toolbar, > Maps, Traffic, Directions & More! > > * > > * > > ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 06:21:22 PM PST US From: "Kyle Boatright" Subject: Re: RV-List: Anywhere Map Travel Companion (ATC) GPS I saw it at SnF on Thursday and went back to the booth on Saturday to get more information. The booth was closed for the day, so I didn't get the full story. I'm interested in the ATC with XM weather and am wary of the multi-box and bluetooth approach AnywhereMap uses. Multiple boxes often means weird compatibility issues and bluetooth isn't nearly as reliable as a hard connection. Where this plays out for me is that I need a device that is as reliable as a hammer. Previous AnywhereMap products have had great feature sets, but have been somewhat problematic from a user's standpoint. I need to hear a long string of great reviews of the ATC with weather before I will seriously consider it. Personally I'm holding out for a Lowrance product with XM weather, but if they don't come to the table soon, I'm probably headed to the Garmin booth... Kyle Boatright 2001 RV-6 ----- Original Message ----- From: Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 3:38 PM Subject: RV-List: Anywhere Map Travel Companion (ATC) GPS > > > Listers > > Did anyone have the opportunity to look at the Anywhere Map Travel > Companion (ATC) while at Sun n' Fun. > http://www.anywheremap.com/ > > What are your impressions? It appears to very capable for the price. > > Thanks for your input? > > Dave > RV-8 tailkit the decade build. > > > ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 06:21:23 PM PST US From: Mike Robertson Subject: RV-List: RV-8 Wing and Tail kits for sale To All, It is with great disappointment that I have to offer for sale my completed empenage and wing kits. The empenage is completely done and the wings are completed except for riveting the two bottom skins on each wing. They also have two Duckworth landing lights installed and a pitot tube mount install ed. You can ask anybody about my worksmanship. I guarantee you will not b e disappointed. The reason for selling is the need to complete my new home. I can always g et another kit later. The Van's price for these is $7680.00 for the standard kits. These are don e with extras. I am asking $7500.00 firm. They are in storage and available for viewing a t my home in Spokane, WA. Give a call for questions. Mike Robertson (509) 998-1793 (509) 926-9368 _________________________________________________________________ In a rush? Get real-time answers with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refr esh_realtime_042008 ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 07:04:28 PM PST US From: Mike Divan Subject: Re: RV-List: Anywhere Map Travel Companion (ATC) GPS I Googled the unit Anywhere map uses and found the reviews dismal to say the least. I agree I am holding out for Lorwance and XM WX (I like my 600C from them) but if they don't cough up soon (real soon) then it is the Garmin for me also. Mike Divan N64GH - RV6,flying :) SLOW 7 Builder :( EAA - 577486 FREEDOM IS NOT FREE - THANK THE AMERICAN SOLDIER FOR YOURS! ----- Original Message ---- From: Kyle Boatright Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 6:17:06 PM Subject: Re: RV-List: Anywhere Map Travel Companion (ATC) GPS I saw it at SnF on Thursday and went back to the booth on Saturday to get more information. The booth was closed for the day, so I didn't get the full story. I'm interested in the ATC with XM weather and am wary of the multi-box and bluetooth approach AnywhereMap uses. Multiple boxes often means weird compatibility issues and bluetooth isn't nearly as reliable as a hard connection. Where this plays out for me is that I need a device that is as reliable as a hammer. Previous AnywhereMap products have had great feature sets, but have been somewhat problematic from a user's standpoint. I need to hear a long string of great reviews of the ATC with weather before I will seriously consider it. Personally I'm holding out for a Lowrance product with XM weather, but if they don't come to the table soon, I'm probably headed to the Garmin booth... Kyle Boatright 2001 RV-6 ----- Original Message ----- From: Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 3:38 PM Subject: RV-List: Anywhere Map Travel Companion (ATC) GPS > > > Listers > > Did anyone have the opportunity to look at the Anywhere Map Travel > Companion (ATC) while at Sun n' Fun. > http://www.anywheremap.com/ > > What are your impressions? It appears to very capable for the price. > > Thanks for your input? > > Dave > RV-8 tailkit the decade build. > > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. 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